Ava Kong =P

Had been thinking of an english name for myself so that when I am to introduce myself to new people I meet, they will be able to remember my name better. Yink Heay is a rather complicated name to be pronounced and what's more, remember.

I had been joking about few 'possible' names when they coupled with my last name (my last name is Kong).

These are the examples:

1. Tom Yam Kong
2. Worshenia Kong (my dad suggested this as a joke) [meaning, I'm your grandfather--sort of an insulting sentence]
3. Asalamualai Kong (my dad suggested this too, just for laughing too)
4. Joey Kong Joey really sounds good to me. But my mum say it sounds like zou yuu kong--meaning rent aquarium in cantonese...
5. Gwen Kong (my cousin was hiding from a smile when she said this) It's obvious that it sounds like guan gong-- one of the heroes in China history... we had a good laugh after I pointed it out. lol

So, in the end, we concluded few names that are quite uncommon, simple (with 1-2 syllables) and sound decent with my last name. For example:

1. Vera--Vera Kong sounds nice but it's hard to pronounce. It should be pronounced as vei-ra. My aunt says the 'r' sound is hard to pronounce by certain people. So I dropped it.
2. Ava--Shud be pronounced as ei-va. Though the 'ei' sound hard to be pronounced still but at least there's no 'r' which is confusing.
3. Ellen--Ellen sounds like a guy name. Hehe..duwan
4. Jan--Jan sounds nice but quite hard to pronounce along with my last name. Jan Kong. Have to twist the tongue a bit from the n to k. Duwan
5. Denise--Denise sounds really graceful to me. But same problem with Jan have to twist the tongue, with the s and k sound.

So, I chose Ava Kong. Simple but not easy to pronounce though. Coz I'm sure most people will end up calling me E-va instead of Ei-Va.

I'm very contented with my new name. So, I looked up the origin and meaning of this name. The origin of Ava is uncertain. Some say it originated from Germany. But, from German origin it doesnt give any meaning. Some say Ava means bird from the Latin word "Avis".

Cool. At least I found a new English name for myself. Yea. I did say new.

I'm a 100% chocoholic

Chocolate mousse?


Chocolate trifle?


Truffles?

When I close my eyes and imagine them in my mind, my saliva can't help but drip. I can't stand the temptation anymore.

So, I'm going to copy down the recipes from allrecipe.com into my small recipe notebook. Then, one by one I'm going to make all these and satisfy my taste bud. Yummy!!

Hmm... But which one first?

Which one easy make that one first lo. Hehe...

I'll show you guys when I got them done.

No oven?

Try steaming then.

Here's the recipe. It's the most simple recipe of all the cakes I made. I can make the cake without looking at the recipe (because the triple 7--7 eggs, 7 ounces--makes it easy to remember). This recipe is from my mum. She modified from my grandmum one.

We call this cake jidan gao (means egg cake in chinese). But jidangao is claimed to be some bad words in school, I dunno why. So, I'm gonna give it another name then. Vanilla steamed cake. Sounds better?

Ingredients:
7 eggs
7 ounce (200 g) granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence (or 1 tsp if u like vanilla smell)
7 ounce (200 g) all purpose flour

1. Beat eggs until cream colour and fluffy
2. Beat in the granulated sugar bit by bit. Add in vanilla essence and mix till well blended.
3. Fold in all purpose flour till well combined.
4. Pour mixture into a 10'' pan. Steam on boiling water for 20 minutes.

I dun hav the pic for this cake yet. I'm going to bake one after I recover from flu. Will post it when it's ready. Happy baking. =)

Death note Death date

I'm dying on Thursday, December 20, 2063. That means I'll be dead when I'm 79. Hmm.. I'm satisfied. =P

Check when you are dying at this website:
www.deathclock.com

Feeling sick now. Headache and sore throat.

Thinking back, I seldom got sick when I was in secondary school. After study in Monash I tend to get sick more often, most probably it's because I din take care of myself when I was staying away from home. I slept very late. Now I'm trying to re-adjust my bio-clock.

Hope I can recover by tomorrow because I'm having the first interview in my life the day after. I wanted to prepare for the interview. I'm going to get a nap for a while then tonight will start preparing. Wish me luck on tuesday! I really like tat job.

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This is my newly bought webcam. It's a china brand. Very cheap one. Only RM48 for 1.3 Megapixel and can catch fast motion. Quite a bargain.


Front view


Side view

Purposely buy on the request of someone. Erhem. Haha.

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Oh yea, before I went to Malacca I wanted to post this on the blog but I forgot. I made some mooncakes and zhu zai beng for Heng's family and also for some friends. Yea. You read it right. I MADE one. This is my first time making mooncake. I always wanted to learn making mooncake from my mum.





Luckily, my first batch of mooncakes din look awkward. Luckily they still looked like mooncakes. But a bit hangus la. Hehe... Not my fault, it's the microwave.

The filling is redbean mash. I think it's very sweet but everyone say it's nice and not sweet. Hmm... Maybe my tongue is too sensitive to sweetness? Dunno.

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One more thing! Snowman got a new friend now. It's Momo (meaning furry in Cantonese).



Din aspect Heng will buy me this. Din even aspect he will notice and remember I told him I like it. I was really touched.

I'm tagged

Yea. Mun K. Now only i know what u mean by i'm tagged. Alright, as u wish I fill in the survey =P But cannot guarantee I give 100% correct answers about me yea. =P

1. Do you ever lie about your age?
No. Last time when I was studying in Monash people asked me when I'm having my SPM. Now people still dun believe I'm 23 looking for job. They thought I just started college. So, I'm actually trying to convince people that I'm already 23 now.

2. Do you prefer “sensitive guys”or “tough guys”?
In between? =P

3. Do you prefer blonde or dark haired guys?
Dark haired

4. Are you currently single?
No

5. How many things in your past do you regret?
Too many to count (same with Mun K)

6. Do you have a best friend?
I got plenty

7. What do you want to be when you grow up?
successful

8. Who was the last person you hugged?
My mum

9. Have you ever had your heart broken?
yes. Very painful indeed

10. Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery?
no. I had thought of bleaching though. But I scare I will look like a ghost after bleach. Like michael jackson. Better dun la.

11. Do you like your life?
yes. But I hope i can get a job soon. I'm rusting!!

12. Do you shop at Hollister?
no

13. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you?
no

14. Has one of your friends ever stabbed you in the back?
yes

15. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
girls

16. How long have you had friendster?
4 years i think

17. Have you ever cheated on someone?
cheated in relationship, no. But I do tell white lies. =P

18. Has anyone ever cheated on you?
not sure. Yes gua.

19. Have you ever slapped a girl in the face?
no.

20. What is one of your biggest fears?
death

21. Have you ever skipped a class?
only once or twice

22. Has anyone close to you ever passed away?
no

23. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
yes

24. Have you ever not been able to get someone out of your head?
yes

25. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater”?
yea. But I would give second chance if I'm cheated.

26. Have you ever had a good feeling about something and it turned out that you were right?
dun think so

27. Do you ever wish you were famous?
no

28. Do u ever wish u were a guy?
yes

29.Do you think women smell nice in perfume?
yes. I'm planning to buy perfume. I had 3 but now looking for another fragrance that can make me feel fresh when I smell it.

30.Tag 5 people
duwan la. lazy... =P

It's been a week!

I'm back kt again. Came back with my bro. I drove 2 hrs =P, at least got the chance to brush up my driving skill. Hehe.

Just bathed Pinky. My hand still smells like her conditioner. Puppies are so cute! Especially those furry one. I really wanna own a puppy. =(

I think I should start planning something to prevent myself from rusting. It's been a long time since I read something on science (almost 2 months). Yesterday printed out some news from www.bio.com to update myself and also to find other than food field what field I'm interested in. I also found some interesting news articles on food science in www.foodqualitynews.com/.

Just now was trying on some home remedies to lighten my face. I mixed lime juice, honey and all purpose flour to make it thicker to apply on face like a mask. It really had tightening feeling like normal mask do. Lime juice is to clear dark spots on face and honey will moisturise the skin. All purpose flour is to make the mixture thicker. There are some websites on home remedies for face treatment:

http://www.drgranny.com/2006/09/09/home-made-face-masks-for-naturally-glowing-skin/

http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/beautyhealthsk_sjrd.htm

http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_acne.htm